The challenge with clean labelling is that it isn’t just one thing. It has a spectrum of meanings depending on the category, region, and consumer expectations. It ranges from the inclusion of recognisable kitchen-cupboard ingredients to using ingredients consumers find acceptable.
The right solution is more than just reformulating. It’s understanding evolving market trends, identifying exactly what your product needs to achieve and having the capabilities to deliver on target performance, function, taste and cost.
We have the expertise to reformulate for clean labels with no compromise to functionality, performance or shelf-life. With our Insights, we are Powered by market-leading Mouthfeel capabilities, we ensure your product will deliver on taste and texture. All supported by a robust manufacturing footprint to provide security of supply.
Common clean label challenges we can help you overcome
Solution Spotlight
With expert support and an extensive ingredient portfolio spanning fibres, sweeteners, starches, hydrocolloids and more, we can find the right solution for any goal.
Our unique line of functional clean-label starches provides similar performance to modified food starch with consumer-friendly labelling. Depending on the region and SKU they can be labelled as starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, corn flour or tapioca flour.
The first Upcycled Certified®* citrus fibre ingredient on the market. Derived from citrus peels, an abundant by-product of the juice industry, our versatile ingredient offers unique water-holding, viscosity and emulsification properties. All with consumer-friendly labelling.
Our range of flour and proteins derived from chickpeas. These deliver superior taste and Mouthfeel alongside numerous functional attributes that aid formulation, all while being plant based.
A maize‑based soluble fibre designed to deliver meaningful fibre fortification with proven health benefits. It supports a low glycaemic response, prebiotic effects and improved calcium absorption and retention, while maintaining excellent taste, texture and digestive tolerance across applications.
Provides an exceptionally clean, sweet taste that is 200x the sweetness of sugar, with no bitter aftertaste. Highly stable, versatile, and applicable across multiple categories and formulations. The simple and natural naming is ideal for clean labels.
We provide a full range of stevia solutions, including label-friendly natural flavouring. Stevia is a plant-based sweetener that has zero calories, does not raise blood sugar and is 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar.
The trend for simplified ingredients impacts the entire industry. Clean labels aren’t confined to one category, but the challenges change. We have the expertise and experience across multiple sectors to find the right solution for your region and label requirements.
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Clean labelling may be a complex challenge. But with our technical application expertise and consumer insights, we can demystify the difficulties in reformulating for cleaner label and deliver clear actions and solutions.
*Upcycled Certified® is a registered trademark of the Upcycled Food Association/Where Food Comes From.
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